Wallabies v Georgia 20 July - Allianz Stadium 3.45PM

[Wilson]

Also thought Nasser was good from the bench. But liked what I saw from Pollard too, got a chance to show some of his speed and impact into collisions.

Very mixed game from Pollard for mine. He was good around the ground but gave away too many penalties at the ruck, particularly a couple of silly ones. I think Nasser might have passed him as the no. 16 off the back of a more reliable performance. Still a few other hookers waiting in the wings though

 

[Sully]

I’m raging at that second half. Red hot thoughts: stocks up for Frost, Wilson. Stocks down for Donaldson, Wright. Lolesio comes on and immediately misses his kick for touch. Fuck me, my kingdom for a fly half.

https://gifer.com/en/gifs/wallabies

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

McReight, Frost, Bobby V, Harry, Allan - magnificent. The rest, not so much. That was sloppy in the second half.

We should have put a cricket score on these blokes.

 

[whitefalcon]

Very mixed game from Pollard for mine. He was good around the ground but gave away too many penalties at the ruck, particularly a couple of silly ones. I think Nasser might have passed him as the no. 16 off the back of a more reliable performance. Still a few other hookers waiting in the wings though

Agreed, he looked good around the park in attack but gave away too many penalties

 

[Backintheolddays]

Forwards played well in general with accuracy being their area of improvement, too many soft penalties.
Would like to see more post tackle meters from Wilson.
Underwhelming night for the backs but McDermott threatening.

 

[cyclopath]

Forward pack was very good. None let the side down. Back row excellent, Frost and AAAAAAAA also. McDermott, Paisami, Ikitau good.
Plenty to work on though.

 

[whitefalcon]

The eternal optimist in me says that we have the base in the pack to be competitive if we can get our attack working

The wallabies fan in me says this is the peak before the fall in the RC

 

[Marce]

Fraser McReight coming into his own as a top class 7

Yeah but who is his natural backup in this squad?

 

[Marce]

The eternal optimist in me says that we have the base in the pack to be competitive if we can get our attack working

The wallabies fan in me says this is the peak before the fall in the RC

Argentina lost against France B and the ABs struggled against England. SA is a good conservative side, so they don't score too many points. I think Joe is driving this side in the right direction after the 2023 disaster

 

[whitefalcon]

Argentina lost against France B and the ABs struggled against England. SA is a good conservative side, so they don't score too many points. I think Joe is driving this side in the right direction after the 2023 disaster

completely agree.

 

[rugbyAU]

Thoughts on Harry Wilson

 

[Marce]

Any idea of the attendance? Maybe 20k/25k?

 

[Running_rugby_1954]

I thought forwards were great- Maul D was drastically better than it has been.

Some attacking options could be better, but the fact people are saying we should have put 50 on them shows how far we have come. A good two weeks ahead for them in prep.

 

[rugbyAU]

Any idea of the attendance? Maybe 20k/25k?

21,000 per Doran - less than half full

 

[cyclopath]

Thoughts on Harry Wilson

I thought he was pretty good. Combined well with McReight and Valetini. Definitely in the frame as a regular starter, I think.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Agreed, he looked good around the park in attack but gave away too many penalties

How many is too many? How many did Pollard give away?

 

[nathan]

I thought he was pretty good. Combined well with McReight and Valetini. Definitely in the frame as a regular starter, I think.

Yeah I thought some good some bad. When the game was open and a bit looser he made metres and supported well for Bobby’s try.

When it was tight I thought he struggled to make much of an impact in carries or dominant tackles. I think against higher tier teams he’s still going to be a bit off the mark.

 

[Marce]

21,000 per Doran - less than half full

So I'm good at estimating crowds lol

 

[Running_rugby_1954]

Very mixed game from Pollard for mine. He was good around the ground but gave away too many penalties at the ruck, particularly a couple of silly ones. I think Nasser might have passed him as the no. 16 off the back of a more reliable performance. Still a few other hookers waiting in the wings though

He is such a powerful ball carrier. He breaks that ad line every time.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

21,000 per Doran - less than half full

I'm actually fairly happy with that considering even for many Rugby fans Georgia aren't a huge draw. Also going to put it out there that I really liked them being added to the schedule and hope we do more of it going forward.